Horse McDonald

Sheena Mary McDonald (born 22 November 1958), also known by her stage name Horse McDonald, is a Scottish singer-songwriter.

Career McDonald was born on 22 November 1958 in Newport on Tay, Fife, Scotland and grew up in Anstruther, also in Fife.

In the 1980s, she toured with Tina Turner and BB King.

She has been performing with her band since 1977 and has nine studio albums to date.

McDonald toured in March 2011, playing an acoustic set.

McDonald appeared on the 2012 charity single 'It Does Get Better' created by The L Project. The single benefitted LGBT charities and was written in response to the suicide of LGBT teenagers.

She performed a one-off show at the Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom on 2 March 2013 with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her album God's Home Movie and the release of her 9th studio album, HOME.

In January 2013 she married her long-term partner, Alanna, in Lanark, where she lived as a teenager.

Her portrait was painted by Roxana Halls in 2019. It was acquired by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, where it now hangs.

Discography Albums + Title Album details Peak chart positions UK SCO UK Indie UK DL The Same Sky Released: 1990 Label: Capitol Records/Echo Chamber Formats: LP (EST 2123), CS (TCEST 2123), CD (CDEST 2123) 44 – – – God's Home Movie Released: 1993 Label: MCA Records/Oxygen Formats: LP (MCA 10935), CS (MCC 10935), CD (MCD 10935) 42 – – – Both Sides(with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra) Released: 2000 Label: Randan Formats: CD (RANHCDA01) – 47 35 – Hindsight... It's A Wonderful Thing Released: 2001 Label: Randan Formats: CD (RANHCDA02) – 71 – – Only All of Me Released: 2003 Label: Randan Formats: CD (RANHCDA 03) – – – – Coveted Released: 2004 Label: Randan Formats: CD (RANHCDA04) – – – – Red Haired Girl Released: 2007 Label: Kosmic Music Formats: CD (RANHCDA05) – – – – Coming Up for Air Released: 2009 Label: Randan Formats: CD (RANHCDA06) – – – – Home Released: 5 August 2013 Label: Randan Formats: CD (RANHCDA07) – – – – The Road Less Travelled Released: 25 May 2024 Label: Randan Records Formats: LP (RANHVIN02), CD – – – 47

Compilation albums + Title Album details Odds And Sods: Compilation For The Wee Small Hours Released: 2015 Label: Randan Formats: CD (RANHCDCOMP 01)

Singles Year Single Peak positions Album UK GER 1989 "You Could Be Forgiven" 76 — The Same Sky1990 "The Speed of the Beat of My Heart" 81 — "Sweet Thing" 96 58 "Careful" 52 —1993 "Shake This Mountain" 52 — God's Home Movie "God's Home Movie" 56 —1994 "Celebrate" 49 —1997 "Careful ('97 Remixes)" 44 — single only "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Solo: "Sometimes I..." (1999) "Same Old, Same Old" (2006) "Something Wicked This Way Comes" (2010) "Home" ( Randan, 1 Jul 2013)